Never do I ever

[DPApilot]

Want to refuel a Grand Caravan Amphibian again.



Ever.

 

[TallFlyer]

Caravan Single Point Refueling FTW!

 

[rd757]

That thing must sit WAY up there... can't imagine just trying to fuel a regular Grand Caravan...

EDIT:Yes it does... found a picture....

 

[Douglas]

That thing must sit WAY up there... can't imagine just trying to fuel a regular Grand Caravan...

EDIT:Yes it does... found a picture....

The ultimate "You have arrived" vehicle. :bandit:

 

[kiloalpha]

Needs a Garrett for that to happen... What is that noise? oh yeah, just a SUPERVAN on floats!

 

[KSCessnaDriver]

Caravan Single Point Refueling FTW!

No kidding on that one. I can't imagine having to try to get up on the wing of that thing, on floats. That's going to be one long fall, if you step wrong. Even a DHC-2 on floats is a long way up to the wing.

 

[ppragman]

No kidding on that one. I can't imagine having to try to get up on the wing of that thing, on floats. That's going to be one long fall, if you step wrong. Even a DHC-2 on floats is a long way up to the wing.

The fuel is in the belly on the beaver.



Which is why "Beavers Burn" when wrecked, btw.

 

[KSCessnaDriver]

The fuel is in the belly on the beaver.
Which is why "Beavers Burn" when wrecked, btw.

Doh! In any case, fueling amphib's has be one of the most not-fun things ever. I can't imagine trying to fuel something if it was actually bouncing around in the water.

 

[Kristie]

why is this in the lav? please don't let it happen again....if it's aviation related, it doesn't belong in the lav.

*moved to general*

 

[Vector4Food]

You guys never heard of aircraft refuelling ladders?

Back in the day, we often had to overwing fuel Dash-8's when the single point fuel contact would freeze, they do make specific ladders for such a reason.

 

[JordanD]

Like I said, wait til you have to fuel an MU-2. If your training videos were worth a darn you'll know why. One got my manager back when I was working line. Whole lobby smelled like JetA with prist for the entire day. Oh. And treat prist like it's radioactive sewage.

 

[Crockrocket94]

Oh man, i can imagine.

How tall was the ladder?

 

[Mark815]

I used to HATE fueling caravans, never got do to the amphib though THANK GOD.

 

[SFCC/UND]

just be glad u don't have to do a lav on a A380

 

[DPApilot]

Sorry Kristie! Ladder was 10 ft tall but that doesn't work for the amphib so you have to stand on top of the truck.

 

[scotland laddy]

Like I said, wait til you have to fuel an MU-2. If your training videos were worth a darn you'll know why. One got my manager back when I was working line. Whole lobby smelled like JetA with prist for the entire day. Oh. And treat prist like it's radioactive sewage.

Yeah MU-2's are fun especially when the pilot requests "top-off all tanks" It takes a good half hour to do that.

 

[pilotmg1501]

You sit higher in the cockpit of a Caravan Amphib than you do on a 737...

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

Yeah MU-2's are fun especially when the pilot requests "top-off all tanks" It takes a good half hour to do that.

I always made sure I got explicit instructions from the pilot before I started on the MU-2. My first time fueling it, I forgot that the wing sinks and it almost hit my latter.

 

[Krieger]

pffffffffft ..... just back the fuel truck up next to it and stand on the roof. Our 5k truck was perfect for that task. Especially when it was dumping down the rain.

PS MU-2's should all be destroyed. They suck to Fuel/Fly/Ride in.:dunno:

 

[KSCessnaDriver]

I always made sure I got explicit instructions from the pilot before I started on the MU-2. My first time fueling it, I forgot that the wing sinks and it almost hit my latter.

I didn't get the memo that the tip tanks are pressurized. I just opened the caps, and boy was I in for a surprise. Sunglasses ended up 10 feet from the ladder, and I was confused as heck.